EP1773030A3 - Foldable portable terminal with a hinge which allows several angle positions of the two housings - Google Patents

Foldable portable terminal with a hinge which allows several angle positions of the two housings Download PDF

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EP1773030A3
EP1773030A3 EP06020830A EP06020830A EP1773030A3 EP 1773030 A3 EP1773030 A3 EP 1773030A3 EP 06020830 A EP06020830 A EP 06020830A EP 06020830 A EP06020830 A EP 06020830A EP 1773030 A3 EP1773030 A3 EP 1773030A3
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housing
portable terminal
hinge
interval
housings
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English (en)
French (fr)
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EP1773030A2 (en
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Jae-Wook c/oSamsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Kim
Yong-Seok c/oSamsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Lee
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Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L13/00—Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L13/10—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
    • A47L13/50—Auxiliary implements
    • A47L13/58—Wringers for scouring pads, mops, or the like, combined with buckets
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/0202—Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets
    • H04M1/0206—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings
    • H04M1/0247—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings comprising more than two body parts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/0202—Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets
    • H04M1/0206—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings
    • H04M1/0208—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings characterized by the relative motions of the body parts
    • H04M1/0214—Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
    • H04M1/0216—Foldable in one direction, i.e. using a one degree of freedom hinge
    • H04M1/0218—The hinge comprising input and/or output user interface means
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/0202—Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets
    • H04M1/0206—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings
    • H04M1/0241—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings using relative motion of the body parts to change the operational status of the telephone set, e.g. switching on/off, answering incoming call
    • H04M1/0243—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings using relative motion of the body parts to change the operational status of the telephone set, e.g. switching on/off, answering incoming call using the relative angle between housings
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D11/00—Additional features or accessories of hinges
    • E05D11/10—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts
    • E05D11/1028—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts for maintaining the hinge in two or more positions, e.g. intermediate or fully open
    • E05D11/1078—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts for maintaining the hinge in two or more positions, e.g. intermediate or fully open the maintaining means acting parallel to the pivot
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2999/00—Subject-matter not otherwise provided for in this subclass
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/0202—Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets
    • H04M1/0206—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings
    • H04M1/0208—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings characterized by the relative motions of the body parts
    • H04M1/0225—Rotatable telephones, i.e. the body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis perpendicular to the plane they define in closed position
    • H04M1/0233—Including a rotatable display body part

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • Telephone Set Structure (AREA)
  • Pivots And Pivotal Connections (AREA)
EP06020830A 2006-01-04 2006-10-04 Foldable portable terminal with a hinge which allows several angle positions of the two housings Withdrawn EP1773030A3 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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KR1020060000949A KR20070073252A (ko) 2006-01-04 2006-01-04 힌지 장치를 구비하는 휴대용 단말기

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EP1773030A2 EP1773030A2 (en) 2007-04-11
EP1773030A3 true EP1773030A3 (en) 2007-07-18

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US (1) US20070151078A1 (pt)
EP (1) EP1773030A3 (pt)
KR (1) KR20070073252A (pt)
CN (1) CN1997044A (pt)
BR (1) BRPI0700806A (pt)

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EP1530346A1 (en) * 2003-11-06 2005-05-11 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Hinge device for mobile phone having rotation type display
EP1566950A1 (en) * 2004-02-20 2005-08-24 NEC Corporation Folding electronic device with pair of speakers and state dependent allocation of right and left channel

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EP0961457A2 (en) * 1998-05-26 1999-12-01 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Hinge mechanism of portable phone
WO2002089343A1 (en) * 2001-04-26 2002-11-07 Phoenix Korea Co., Ltd. Hinge device
WO2003044974A1 (en) * 2001-11-21 2003-05-30 Phoenix Korea Co., Ltd. Hinge device
DE10308903A1 (de) * 2002-07-22 2004-02-26 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon Mobiles Kommunikationsendgerät mit drehbarer Anzeigeeinheit
EP1420567A2 (en) * 2002-11-12 2004-05-19 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Portable terminal capable of providing stereo sound
EP1530346A1 (en) * 2003-11-06 2005-05-11 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Hinge device for mobile phone having rotation type display
EP1566950A1 (en) * 2004-02-20 2005-08-24 NEC Corporation Folding electronic device with pair of speakers and state dependent allocation of right and left channel

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EP1773030A2 (en) 2007-04-11
CN1997044A (zh) 2007-07-11
US20070151078A1 (en) 2007-07-05
BRPI0700806A (pt) 2007-10-16
KR20070073252A (ko) 2007-07-10

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